Sevendust: Strong Arm Broken Transcribed by: mysticguitar77 YouTube Channel: MysticGuitar77 Date last modified: June 22, 2014 Tuning: Drop A# (A#,F,A#,D#,G,C) Riff 1 C|---------------------------------| G|---------------------------------| D#|---------------------------------| A#|---------------------------------| x3 F|---------------------------------| A#|-0-0-0-0-0-5-0-3-0-2-0-2-2-3-2-1-| * * * * C|----------------------------| G|----------------------------| D#|----------------------------| A#|----------------------------| F|-----7-----8--8-7-5---------| A#|-0-5---0-5----------8-0-5-7-| Play Riff 1 x2 Fill 1 C|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------| D#|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------| A#|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------| F|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------| A#|-0-3*-3*-3*-0-3*-3*-0-3*-3*-3*-0-3*-3*-0-3*-3*-3*-0-3*-3*-0-3*-3*-3*-0-1-1-1-| C|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| D#|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| A#|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| F|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| A#|-0-3*-3*-3*-0-3*-3*-0-3*-3*-3*-0-3*-3*-0-3*-3*-3*-0-3*-3*-0-1-1-1-0-1-1-1-| Riff 2 "The stare that cuts through me..." C|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------| D#|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------| A#|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------| F|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------| A#|-0-3*-3*-3*-0-3*-3*-0-3*-3*-3*-0-3*-3*-0-3*-3*-3*-0-3*-3*-0-3*-3*-3*-0-1-1-1-| C|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| D#|----------------------------------------------------------7/8-8-8-7/8-8-8-| A#|----------------------------------------------------------x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-| F|----------------------------------------------------------5/6-6-6-5/6-6-6-| A#|-0-3*-3*-3*-0-3*-3*-0-3*-3*-3*-0-3*-3*-0-3*-3*-3*-0-3*-3*-----------------| C|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------| D#|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------| A#|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------| F|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------| A#|-0-5*-5*-5*-0-5*-5*-0-5*-5*-5*-0-5*-5*-0-5*-5*-5*-0-5*-5*-0-5*-5*-5*-0-1-1-1-| C|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| D#|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| A#|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| F|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| A#|-0-5*-5*-5*-0-5*-5*-0-5*-5*-5*-0-5*-5*-0-5*-5*-5*-0-5*-5*-0-1-1-1-0-1-1-1-| "I don't believe anything you ever told me..." C|---------------------| G|---------------------| D#|---------------------| A#|-4--3--7--6--10\---1-| F|-x--x--x--x--x---x-1-| A#|-4--3--7--6--10\-x-1-| C|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------| D#|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------| A#|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------| F|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------| A#|-0-3*-3*-3*-0-3*-3*-0-3*-3*-3*-0-3*-3*-0-3*-3*-3*-0-3*-3*-0-3*-3*-3*-0-3*-3*-| C|---------------------| G|---------------------| D#|---------------------| A#|-4--3--7--6--10\---1-| F|-x--x--x--x--x---x-1-| A#|-4--3--7--6--10\-x-1-| Riff 3 "Strong arm broken..." C|------------------------------------------------------| G|------------------------------------------------------| D#|------------------------------------------------------| A#|------------------------------------------------------| F|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--0-0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--0-0-| A#|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--0-0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--0-0-| * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * C|-----------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------| D#|-----------------------------------| A#|-----------------------------------| F|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-5-3-0-----------| A#|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-------5-3-0-1-0-| * * * * * * * * * C|------------------------------------------------------| G|------------------------------------------------------| D#|------------------------------------------------------| A#|------------------------------------------------------| F|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--0-0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--0-0-| A#|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--0-0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--0-0-| * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * C|-------------------------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------------------------| D#|-------------------------------------------------------| A#|-----------------------------------------------------1-| F|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--0-0--0-5-3-0-------5-3-0-------x-1-| A#|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--0-0--0-------5-3-0-------5-3-0-x-1-| * * * * * * * * * * * * Fill here is same as the last line of Riff 2 as it leads into the next verse Play Riff 2 x1 "You sold out instantly..." Riff 2 ending alteration: C|------------------------------| G|------------------------------| D#|------------------------------| A#|-4--3--7--6--10-10-10-10-10-1-| F|-x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--1-| A#|-4--3--7--6--10-10-10-10-10-1-| * * * * * Play Riff 3 x1 "Strong arm broken..." Riff 4 C|------------------------| G|------------------------| D#|------------------------| A#|------------------------| x2 F|-11-----11----11-----11-| A#|----0-0----------0-0----| * * * * C|-----------------------------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------------------------| D#|-----------------------------------------------------| A#|-----------------------------------------------------|----------------| F|-11-----11----11-----11----11-----11-----------------| | A#|----0-0----0-----0-0----0-----0-0----2-2-2-2-3-3-3-3-| | * * * * * * * * * * * * * * | x2 C|-------------------------------------------------------------| | G|-------------------------------------------------------------| | D#|-------------------------------------------------------------| | A#|-------------------------------------------------------------|--------| F|-11-----11----11-----11----11-----11-------------------------| A#|----0-0----0-----0-0----0-----0-0----2-2-2-2-3-3-3-3-6-6-6-6-| * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * C|---------| G|---------| D#|---------| A#|-3--2--1-| F|-3--2--1-| A#|-3--2--1-| Play Riff 3 x1 "Strong arm broken..." (the palm muted rhythm changes slightly for this final Chorus, listen to song for timing) Play Riff 1 x1 "Strong arm broken!!" (instead of 3 times like the intro, the beginning bit gets played 7 times) Ending C|--------------------------------| G|--------------------------------| D#|--------------------------------| A#|----------------------------0-0-| F|-----7-----8--8-7-5---------0-0-| A#|-0-5---0-5----------8-0-5-7-0-0-| Enjoy!!